New Zealand and Australian Studies

A Section of the Western Social Science Association

The New Zealand and Australian Studies Section comprises sessions of papers and panel discussions presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association. The purposes of the section are
  1. to promote the scholarly study of New Zealand and Australia in North America
  2. to provide a forum for the presentation of research on New Zealand and Australia
  3. to provide an opportunity for scholars with interests in New Zealand and Australia to meet professionally
The next meeting of the section will be with the Western Social Science Association in Denver, Colorado, 23-26 April 2008. For details and contact information, see documents below left.

Denver in 2008

Call for Papers for Denver Meeting (PDF)

Paper Proposal Form (Word doc)

Section Program (PDF)

The umbrella organization for NZ-OZ Studies is the Western Social Science Association. The WSSA is a house with many rooms: it has sections devoted to disciplines (Anthropology, History, Political Science, and so on) and other sections devoted to topics or studies (Arid Land Studies, Canadian Studies, Women's Studies, and others), with cross listing of sessions between sections. The annual meeting of the WSSA is a major, international conference that convenes in late April in a western American city. Its content extends beyond the traditionally social scientific disciplines, involving scholars of the arts, humanities, sciences, and applied fields.

Blog Business

NZ-OZ Connections (at right) is a weblog to serve communications within the section and also to serve general interests in the study of Australia and New Zealand.

In order to post to the weblog, you have to be a member. Here’s how to become one.

  1. Send an e-mail to the webmaster and tell him you want to join the blog.
  2. When you receive a (semi-automated) reply, follow the instructions it gives.
  3. Once confirmed in your membership, post an introduction of yourself (a sentence or two), to the blog.
After that you can join in discussions and post items of interest. Feel free to get involved, keeping in mind the purpose of the weblog and refraining from postings not germane. The webmaster reserves the right (indeed, the obligation) to edit submissions in friendly and helpful fashion.

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Friendly Links

Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, Georgetown University

Edward A. Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, University of Texas

Fulbright New Zealand, Wellington

Australian-American Fulbright Commission

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